Spinach Pesto
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Recipe type: Sauce
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Serves: ⅓ cup
 
Traditional pesto is intense and, as I guessed, you don't even notice that the spinach is in there because the other flavors {basil, garlic and pine nuts} dominate. As with basic pesto, a little bit goes a long way. You just need a couple of spoonfuls to stir into a pasta sauce or spread on top of a pesto cheese bread.
Ingredients
  • Roughly ½ cup basil leaves, washed and patted dry
  • Roughly ½ cup spinach leaves, loosely packed
  • ¼ cup Romano or pecorino cheese, grated
  • ¼ cup pine nuts
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
Instructions
  1. In a blender, blend the cheese and the pine nuts for a few seconds.
  2. Drizzle in the olive oil and blend the mixture until it is smooth.
  3. Add the garlic and then the basil and the spinach, a little at a time, blending until smooth.
  4. Use the pesto sauce immediately or refrigerate it or freeze it in a sealed container.
Recipe by Itsy Bitsy Foodies at http://itsybitsyfoodies.com/spinach-pesto/